48.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
St Lucia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in St Lucia
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in St Lucia now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed 16 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than most other parts of Australia. While many still identify as Christian, the trend toward secularism is a defining feature of the local community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do have a faith are most often Christian (32.1%), followed by smaller groups of Muslims (4.7%), Buddhists (3.3%) and Hindus (3.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In St Lucia, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 14.4%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031096/st-lucia/topic/religion